Wolof words for Wild animals in Senegal

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These are animals which you might come across in the north of Senegal.

janax ji mouse or rat / souris ou rat	lëg gi hare / lièvre	golo gi monkey / singe	golo bu nuul bi green monkey / singe verte
yoolaan bi genet / genette Genetta thierryi / Genetta tigrina	siiru si wild cat / chat sauvage Felis libyca	wel wi (njappati) sand fox / renard pâle Vulpes pallida	till gi jackal / chacal Canis aurens
suññéel bi hedgehog / hérisson (Atelerix albiventris)	kund bi honey badger / ratel Mellivora capensis	jab gi / wéxéñ wi african skunk / zorille commun Ictonyx striatus stripped weasel / zorille de libye Poecilictis libyca	bukki bi hyena / hyène Crocuta crocuta
xojox mi Gambian sun squirrel / écureuil de Gambie (Heliosciurus gambianus)	jaar ji / jaxar ji stripped ground squirrel / écureuil fouisseur (Xerus erythropus)	mbaam-àll mi warthog / phacochère	sikkóor bi mongoose / mangouste Ichneumia albicauda Herpestus paludinosus Mungos mungo Herpestes sanguineus Herpestes ichneumon
léebéer bi hippopotamus / hippopotame (Hippopotamus amphibius)	leraw bi dugong / lamantin Trichechus senegalensis	mbott mi toad / crapaud

Other animals of interest.

kéwél gi gazelle / gazelle (Gazella rufifrons, Gazelle dorcas)	kooba gi roan antelope / antilope chevaline (Hippotragus equinus)	mbill mi common reedbuck / cobe des roseaux (Redunca redunca)	gaynde gi lion / lion Panthera leo
segg mi leopard / panthère, léopard (Panthera pardus)	tene mi cheetah / guépard (Acinonyx jubatus)	wànga-lànga wi rhinoceros / rhinocéros (Diceros bicornis)	ñey wi (ñay wi) elephant / éléphant (Lexodonta africana)
njamala mi giraffe / girafe (Giraffa camelopardalis)	dàngin gi gorilla / gorille	saaw mi porcupine / porc-épic Hystrix cristata	njomboor ji rabbit / lapin
kaña gi black or ship rat, / gros rat (Rattus norvegicus, Rattus rattus)	mbeexeer frog / grenouille	fasu àll wi zebra / zèbre	nagu àll wi african buffalo / buffle d'Afrique Syncerus caffer
kax african civet / civette d'Afrique (Viverra civetta)	kancóoli gi giant Gambian rat / rat géant de Gambie (Cricetomys gambianus)	njaxat bi aardvark / oryctérope (Orycteropus afer)	saafaandu gi cape hunting dog / chien sauvage dÁfrique (Lycaon pictus)